I have nominated this movie because I honestly think it's one of the most criminally under-watched movies of the past 30 or so years. Affliction is a top-notch thriller that I found very watchable yet deeply unsettling.

I don't want to give anything away, but there has seldom been a character I had felt more sympathy for than Wade Whitehouse. Nolte gives such an excellent performance and definitely deserved his AA nomination. I also wanted to nominate it since it's one of my James Coburn's last great performances and his only Academy Award winning one. This movie is driven by both of their performances and they did such a fantastic job. I'm hoping that this will get them recognized a bit more!

The setting of this film takes place in northern New Hampshire, where it is very cold and miserable, something I found fitting for February. Ironically enough, it's 60 degrees where I'm at right now, but it won't be that way for long!

Anyways, I hope you guys will give this one a chance and share your thoughts. Enjoy!

I've never heard of Affliction, and I'm not a fan of either Taxi Driver (1976) or Fargo (1996) so I'm not sure what to think about this movie, but I like all four of the people who star in it, so I'll give it a chance.

I've never heard of Affliction, and I'm not a fan of either Taxi Driver (1976) or Fargo (1996) so I'm not sure what to think about this movie, but I like all four of the people who star in it, so I'll give it a chance.

Glad to hear it gb! Like I said its very performance-driven so if you're a fan of the actors there's a good chance you'll like the movie.

I just finished watching Affliction, and it's a very good movie, but it's very slow-paced, and kind of dark. It's not as much about the mystery as I thought it would be when I read the description. It's more about the people, and more specifically, about Nick Nolte's character.

The acting was terrific, but while I like James Coburn, and I'm glad that he won an Oscar for this movie. I really felt like Nick Nolte deserved it more for his performance. It was one of the best of his career, if not the best.

I felt that most of the narration was unnecessary, with the exception of the final narration, which is as close to a conclusion as we get with this movie. In fact, I think the opening narration is even detrimental to the movie because it contains spoilers about the ending that would have been better left unsaid.

If you're looking for an action movie, or even a good mystery, this isn't the movie for you, but if you're looking for a movie that's all about the characters, with a good story, great acting, and some beautiful filmmaking, give this movie a try.

Seriously one of my favorite films. Nick Nolte's performance is one of those next-level, earthquaking, forces of nature pieces of acting that you just never forget. It's a chilling film, but so rewarding. The final 45 minutes or so had me stunned. But the entire film is damn-near flawless. Probably Schrader's best, if not my favorite.

I also love Dafoe's unreliable narrator. And the soundtrack is so underrated.

I was looking forward to this and watched it last night. I had seen it around 1998 before my movie taste veered away from mostly action and comedy. I could hardly remember it except that I didn't get anything out of it, and I always wanted to see it again.

It's a pretty interesting movie because the general plot, while fairly interesting, is rather inconsequential to the true meat of the story. I never had any idea where Nolte's character was going, and the end result surprised me a little bit. While the acting is the whole key to the movie, I think it's important to note that the perfect actors were cast for the available roles. They embodied the characters in every way. There are many parts of the movie that feel as if not much is happening, yet I was glued to the screen for every moment. There's a very natural human intensity with every scene. Nothing happened that truly blew me away, but the drama is consistent and strong. Not quite a favorite, but I thought it was excellent.